English Explanatory Dictionary

hoy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
intj
  1. Hey! ho!, hallo!, stop!
verb
  1. To incite; to drive onward.
verb
  1. To throw.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
name
  1. An island in south-west Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid refs HY20, ND29).
  2. A small uninhabited island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3744).
noun
  1. Initialism of head of year.

Pronunciation

/hɔɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hoy.wav

Word forms

hoy hoys hoi hoying hoyed hoyin

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heu or Dutch gooi.

Synonyms

fling hurl bung cast chuck chunk cook dash dump feck jerk heave hield hoy huck hurtle launch lob peck peg pick pitch precipitate project quoit shy slight skew sling thrill throw toss traject warp whang whip whop wing

Derived words

anchor-hoy hoyman powder hoy ahoy-hoy
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